Every Sunday morning for the past 5-6 six years, my first act upon rolling out of bed is to fire up the computer or iPhone and read the latest column. The only good thing out of this is that my kids won't have to lie in bed for another 20 minutes crying to get up.

Great writer. For the insight, analysis, and sense of calm and reason through some rough times, I put him right up there with Hal.

"Ultimately though, sports – and specifically for me, baseball – is something to enjoy and to appreciate. And while disappointment is burned into our DNA as Tribe fans, that sense of enjoying a game as simply a place to lose yourself for a short time is at the heart of my love for this game and for this team."